Changes: 1947-48 season

1947-48 season
General information
Manager	George Kay
Captain	Jack Balmer
Performance
Division 1	11th
FA Cup	5th round
Top scorers
Attendances
Average	44,496
←1946-47	1948-49→

Revision as of 18:40, 23 December 2011

The 1947-48 season was Liverpool's 56th season of football since they were established.

Squad

GK. Charlie Ashcroft
GK. Cyril Sidlow
GK. Ray Minshull
DF. Laurie Hughes
DF. Ray Lambert
DF. Bill Jones
DF. Eddie Spicer
DF. Bob Paisley
DF. Phil Taylor
DF. Jim Harley
DF. Bernard Ramsden
DF. Stan Palk
MF. Billy Liddell
MF. Ken Brierley
MF. Robert Priday
MF. Doug McAvoy
MF. William Watkinson
MF. Alex Muir
MF. Jimmy Payne
MF. Harry Eastham
FW. Jack Balmer
FW. Kevin Baron
FW. Albert Stubbins
FW. Cyril Done
FW. Willie Fagan
FW. Les Shannon
FW. Len Carney

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
14 February 1948	Newcastle	3-0	Baron, Fagan, Liddell
16 May 1948	New York All Stars	5-1	Balmer (17, 25), Stubbins (66, 74), Liddell (81)
20 May 1948	Baltimore All-Stars	9-2	Balmer (33, 34, 45), Brierley, (4, ?), Fagan (?), Harley (?), Liddell (?), Stubbins (?)
23 May 1948	Philadelphia All Stars	5-2	Stubbins 3, Balmer, Liddell
28 May 1948	New England All Stars	6-0	Stubbins 2, Fagan 2, Balmer, Priday
30 May 1948	American League XI	9-2	Stubbins 5, Liddell 2, Fagan, Balmer
1 June 1948	St Louis All Stars	4-2	Liddell 2, Priday, Stubbins
3 June 1948	Montreal All Stars	4-2	Balmer, Priday, Liddell, Shannon
9 June 1948	New York All Stars	5-2	Liddell 2, Stubbins 2, Fagan
15 June 1948	Ulster Select	5-1	Liddell, Stubbins 2, Balmer 3
18 June 1948	Djurgardens IF	3-2	Liddell (46), Brierley (68), Balmer (82)
20 June 1948	Kearney Scots Celtic	8-0	Balmer 3, Liddell 2, Shannon 2, Priday
June 1948	American All Stars	4-1	Baron 2, Jones 2

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date

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 ==Friendlies==
 ===Pre-season===
+No pre-season friendlies were played this season.
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-! Date
-! Opponent
-! Score
-! Scorers
-|-
-|}
 ===Other friendlies===
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 ! Scorers
 |-
+| 14 February 1948 || Newcastle              || 3-0 || [[Kevin Baron|Baron]], [[Willie Fagan|Fagan]], [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]]
+|-
+| 16 May 1948      || New York All Stars     || 5-1 || [[Jack Balmer|Balmer]] (17, 25), [[Albert Stubbins|Stubbins]] (66, 74), [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]] (81)
+|-
+| 20 May 1948 	   || Baltimore All-Stars    || 9-2 || [[Jack Balmer|Balmer]] (33, 34, 45), [[Ken Brierley|Brierley]], (4, ?), [[Willie Fagan|Fagan]] (?), [[Jim Harley|Harley]] (?), [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]] (?), [[Albert Stubbins|Stubbins]] (?)
+|-
+| 23 May 1948 	   || Philadelphia All Stars || 5-2 || [[Albert Stubbins|Stubbins]] 3, [[Jack Balmer|Balmer]], [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]]
+|-
+| 28 May 1948 	   || New England All Stars  || 6-0 || [[Albert Stubbins|Stubbins]] 2, [[Willie Fagan|Fagan]] 2, [[Jack Balmer|Balmer]], [[Robert Priday|Priday]]
+|-
+| 30 May 1948 	   || American League XI     || 9-2 || [[Albert Stubbins|Stubbins]] 5, [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]] 2, [[Willie Fagan|Fagan]], [[Jack Balmer|Balmer]]
+|-
+| 1 June 1948 	   || St Louis All Stars     || 4-2 || [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]] 2, [[Robert Priday|Priday]], [[Albert Stubbins|Stubbins]]
+|-
+| 3 June 1948 	   || Montreal All Stars     || 4-2 || [[Jack Balmer|Balmer]], [[Robert Priday|Priday]], [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]], [[Les Shannon|Shannon]]
+|-
+| 9 June 1948 	   || New York All Stars     || 5-2 || [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]] 2, [[Albert Stubbins|Stubbins]] 2, [[Willie Fagan|Fagan]]
+|-
+| 15 June 1948 	   || Ulster Select 	     || 5-1 || [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]], [[Albert Stubbins|Stubbins]] 2, [[Jack Balmer|Balmer]] 3
+|-
+| 18 June 1948 	   || Djurgardens IF 	     || 3-2 || [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]] (46), [[Ken Brierley|Brierley]] (68), [[Jack Balmer|Balmer]] (82)
+|-
+| 20 June 1948 	   || Kearney Scots Celtic   || 8-0 || [[Jack Balmer|Balmer]] 3, [[Billy Liddell|Liddell]] 2, [[Les Shannon|Shannon]] 2, [[Robert Priday|Priday]]
+|-
+| June 1948 	   || American All Stars     || 4-1 || [[Kevin Baron|Baron]] 2, [[Bill Jones|Jones]] 2
 |}

1947-48 season
General information
Manager	George Kay
Captain	Jack Balmer
Performance
Division 1	11th
FA Cup	5th round


Top scorers





Attendances


Average	44,496
←1946-47	1948-49→